Metal Gear demo to surface soon

Raiden is back, and players can take him for a spin in a demo shortly. Photo / Supplied

A demo for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will be available on the 23rd of January on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Konami has confirmed.

Revengeance is a spin-off of the Metal Gear series, with a self-contained plot. Set four years after the events of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the story will focus on the cyborg ninja, Raiden, in a fight against a private military company involved in terrorist activities.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is scheduled to hit New Zealand store shelves for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 21st.